Robert Malley

Md. Gov.: No More Political Spying

The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008

Gov. Martin O'Malley Friday said Maryland authorities will no longer spy on political issue groups if there is no evidence of wrongdoing....

America’s Role in Israel-Syria Talks

SyriaComment (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008

Here are excerpts from a significant position paper written by a group of academics, diplomats, and politicos, among them Robert Malley, Ambassador Edward Walker, and Thomas Dine (former executive director of AIPAC). For nearly 60 years the United States has tried to encourage peace and reconciliation between Israel and all of its neighbors. Only recently [...]

MCMLV-Redemption At Last And The Plot Thickens

No Land Grab (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

Random Fandom Red Sox NYC O'Malley tries to get clearances to build Atlantic Yards. Robert Moses found ways to block this. link NoLandGrab: Moses blocked it, alright, but we're pretty sure Walter O'Malley never uttered the name "Atlantic Yards." That moniker is purely a Bruce Ratner marketing invention.

There’s No One Creepier In American Life Than Pat Buchanan,

Bloodthirsty Liberal (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

but he has a great article on Barak Obama here. …A prime minister must be “a good butcher,” H.H. Asquith told Winston Churchill on naming him First Lord of the Admiralty, “and there are several who need to be pole-axed now.” Four years later, Asquith would pole-axe Churchill over the Dardanelles disaster. Obama is not lacking [...]

Hollywood Bowling with the Dodgers

Farther Off the Wall (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008

The pictures probably tell the story better than anything else as to how uplifting and inspiring the Hollywood Bowl's salute to the Dodgers/annual Fourth of July show came off Wednesday night. Dodger fans were there to be seen and...

La Crosse County hires sustainability coordinator

News from www.lacrossetribune.com (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008

Nick Nichols has moved from Gundersen Lutheran to work on sustainability issues for La Crosse County.

Barack Obama - Myths, Facts, and Obfuscating (Bloggers Beware) :: APRPEH

Israelated - English Israel blogs (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008

note: all links will open a new browser window, click away!Is guilt by association fair? Many blogs and websites, including APRPEH have made an argument that Barry Obama's true feelings towards Jews and Israel can be measured by his associations. Undeniable facts about Obama, many of them posed as questions left unanswered or not answered in a credible or believeable fashion have formed the core of...

June 19, 2008: Vote Overstreet

Journalista (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008 | Entertainment

“You want to know why Marvel typically outsells DC? It’s because retailers have to order $5000-$6000 retail value in product monthly in order to get their 55%, and DC only requires $3500. “When you have that large a discrepancy in orders and as a retailer you NEED that higher discount, what are you going to order more of? I’m amazed when DC (or anyone else) actually gets anything into the top ten...

• This weekend, it’s Heroes Con - Blog@Newsarama
• This week…Heroes Con! - THE BEAT
• see the discussion (9 blogs ) - last post published the 06/22/2008

Harvey Awards nominees announced

The Daily Cartoonist (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008

This year’s Harvey Award nominees have been released. in the category of Best Syndicated Strip or Panel, the nominees are: Doonesbury (Garry Trudeau), Get Fuzzy (Darby Conley), The K Chronicles (Keith Knight), The Mighty Motor-Sapiens, (Mark Wheatley, Daniel Krall, Robert Tinnell, MJ Butler, Craig Taillerfer, Matthew Plog, and Jerry Carr), and Mutts (Patrick McDonnell). [...]

Mailbag: Delusions, women, power, money and insufferable bloodsuckers

Opinion L.A. (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008

A lot of men seem incapable of handling women, power, and money. It's about time that we have a West coast Elliot Spitzer; Kobe was getting lonesome.

Subject: MCCAIN RESPONSE: Jim Johnson Resigns From Obama Camp

The Corner (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008 | Politics

'Jim Johnson's resignation raises serious questions about Barack Obama's judgment. Selecting the vice presidential nominee is the most important decision a presidential candidate can make and one even Barack Obama has said will 'signal how I want to operate my presidency.' By entrusting this process to a man who has now been forced to step down because of questionable loans, the American people have...

• WSJ: The new Barack Obama plan for housing - Hot Air
• Obama’s Veep Vetter Jim Johnson Steps Down After Controversy - Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine
• see the discussion (9 blogs , 3 related articles ) - last post published the 06/12/2008

BOOK WHORE > > 6.10.08

Bookgasm (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008

She’s back, pimpin’ out notable new releases to place on your radar! NOT IN THE FLESH by Ruth Rendell — When the truffle-hunting dog starts to dig furiously, his master’s first reaction is delight at the size of the clump the dog has unearthed: at the going rate, this one truffle might be worth several hundred [...]

The Audacity of Blind Faith

Ed Driscoll.com (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008

Charles Johnson writes, "How many times can he get away with using this line?" Obama issued a statement saying he was “saddened,” adding, “This isn't the Tony Rezko I knew, but now he has been convicted by a jury on...